D: ... some kind of a soiree or something. A: ... D: ... A: What's a soiree? D: ... A: ... D: I think it means some kind of fancy, once-off event or something. A: ... D: Yeah, I think that's what it means. * I: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soiree soiree One entry found. soiree Main Entry: soi·ree Listen to the pronunciation of soiree Variant(s): or soi·rée Listen to the pronunciation of soirée \swä-ˈrā\ Function: noun Etymology: French soirée evening period, evening party, from Middle French, from soir evening, from Latin sero at a late hour, from serus late; akin to Old Irish sír long, lasting and perhaps to Old English sīth late — more at since Date: 1802 : a party or reception held in the evening